The thing is, Mass Effect Andromeda was probably screwed regardless. ![]() In a few years, Mass Effect Andromeda will be held up as a prime example of BioWare's "dark years," if there are such a thing. The gaming community loves its narratives, and in much the same way that Horizon Zero Dawn is being elevated into Game of the Year contention, Mass Effect Andromeda is already being cast as an irredeemable failure. Naturally, Twitter and the rest of the gaming sphere has decided that this is a disaster of the first order. I was actually one of the harsher critics in awarding it a three out of five, though it feels weird to call a middling score "harsh." It's the prototypical open-world game that has some good ideas but is also fairly flawed. The forthcoming space epic, which is out tomorrow, has received mixed to positive reviews, leaving it at 77 on Metacritic. Good morning, and welcome to gaming's first review apocalypse of 2017-BioWare's Mass Effect: Andromeda. Check back every Monday as we share our thoughts on the news as well as our favorite obscure RPGs, game music, and racing games. Starting Screen is the USgamer staff's weekly column. See more articles like this in our Starting Screen archive. ![]() Starting Screen is our weekly column featuring news, commentary, and music to help you get over your case of the Mondays.
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